UGC _NET Paper 1 Direction Sense Test – MCQs
1. Ravi walks 10 meters towards north. Then he turns right and walks 5 meters. Then he turns
right and walks 10 meters. In which direction is he now?
A) North
B) South
C) East
D) West
Answer: B) South
2. A man is facing north. He turns 90° clockwise and then 180° anti-clockwise. Which
direction is he facing now?
A) West
B) South
C) East
D) North
Answer: A) West
3. If you are facing south and turn 270° clockwise, what direction will you be facing?
A) East
B) West
C) North
D) South
Answer: A) East
4. A person walks 15 meters north, then 10 meters east, and then 15 meters south. How far is
he from the starting point?
A) 10 m
B) 15 m
C) 5 m
D) 25 m
Answer: A) 10 m
5. Rohit starts from a point and walks 20 m north, then turns right and walks 30 m, then turns
right again and walks 20 m. Which direction is he now facing?
A) North
B) South
C) East
D) West
Answer: D) South
6. A boy walks 40 m north, then turns right and walks 30 m, then turns right and walks 40 m.
How far is he from the starting point?
A) 70 m
B) 40 m
C) 30 m
D) 0 m
Answer: C) 30 m
7. Neha walks 10 m north. Then she turns left and walks 15 m. Then she again turns left and
walks 10 m. How far and in which direction is she from the starting point?
A) 15 m West
B) 10 m East
C) 15 m East
D) 10 m West
Answer: A) 15 m West
8. If a person walks 12 km towards the north and then 5 km to the east, what is the shortest
distance from the starting point?
A) 13 km
B) 17 km
C) 12 km
D) 10 km
Answer: A) 13 km
(Using Pythagoras: √(12² + 5²) = √(144 + 25) = √169 = 13)
9. A person is facing east. He turns 45° in the anti-clockwise direction. Then again he turns
180° clockwise. Which direction is he facing now?
A) South
B) North-West
C) West
D) South-East
Answer: D) South-East
10. Rahul starts from a point facing south. He walks 25 m, then turns left and walks 20 m,
again turns left and walks 25 m. How far is he from the starting point and in which direction?
A) 20 m, East
B) 50 m, West
C) 20 m, West
D) 25 m, North
Answer: C) 20 m, West
11. A person walks 3 km north, 4 km east, and 5 km south. How far is he from the starting
point?
A) 2 km
B) 3 km
C) 4 km
D) 5 km
Answer: C) 4 km
12. A man walks 5 km north, then 3 km east, then 2 km south. What is the distance from the
starting point?
A) 4 km
B) 6 km
C) 5 km
D) 8 km
Answer: A) 4 km
13. A person starts walking west and walks 10 km. He then turns right and walks 5 km, then
turns right again and walks 10 km. Which direction is he facing now?
A) North
B) South
C) East
D) West
Answer: C) East
14. A person walks 5 km north, then 6 km south. Then he turns left and walks 8 km. What is
his distance from the starting point?
A) 5 km
B) 7 km
C) 8 km
D) 10 km
Answer: B) 7 km
(Net displacement north = -1 km; total east = 8 km → √(1² + 8²) = √65 ≈ 8.06 km ≈ 8 km)
15. A child walks 6 m east, then 4 m south, then 6 m west. How far is the child from the
starting point?
A) 4 m
B) 2 m
C) 6 m
D) 10 m
Answer: A) 4 m
16. A man is facing west. He turns 90° clockwise and then 90° anti-clockwise. What
direction is he facing now?
A) West
B) East
C) North
D) South
Answer: A) West
17. A watch reads 3:15. What is the angle between the hour and the minute hand?
Each minute represents 6° (360° ÷ 60).
The hour hand moves 0.5° per minute (30° per hour ÷ 60 minutes).
So, in 15 minutes, it moves: 15 × 0.5 = 7.5° ahead of the 3 o'clock position.
A) 0°
B) 7.5°
C) 15°
D) 30°
Answer: B) 7.5°
18. A girl walks 7 km east, then turns north and walks 5 km. What is the distance from the
starting point?
A) 12 km
B) 8.6 km
C) 10 km
D) 6 km
Answer: B) 8.6 km
(√(7² + 5²) = √(49 + 25) = √74 ≈ 8.6 km)
19. A person walks 20 m towards the west and then turns to his right and walks 30 m. Again,
he turns right and walks 20 m. In which direction is he from the starting point?
A) North
B) South
C) East
D) West
Answer: B) South
20. A man is facing south-west. He turns 90° in the anti-clockwise direction. Which direction
is he facing now?
A) North-West
B) South-East
C) South
D) West
Answer: B) South-East
